Pizzolato homers twice in RHS lossThere’s a first for everything, and Ashley Pizzolato picked the Lady Cyclones’ game against the Conway Lady Wampus Cats to smash the first — and second — home run of her career. Pizzolato homered in the first inning to put the Lady Cyclones up 1-0 and again in the fifth to help pull Russellville within one run, but Conway put its paw down in the sixth and claimed a 13-7 win over the Lady Cyclones. Russellville (1-4, 0-2 7A/6A-Central Conferenc...

Golden Suns sweep WashburnTOPEKA, Kan. — Late-arriving bats could not slow the red-hot Arkansas Tech offense, as the No. 23 Golden Suns staged a seventh-inning rally to take a 4-2 victory in their opener against Washburn, and continued the momentum through a 12-6 win in the nightcap, sealing a doubleheader sweep on Wednesday. Washburn (18-12) did its offensive damage in the opener in the very first inning, chasing starter Morgan Vaughan before she could record an out. ...

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Roca named GAC Player of the MonthRiding a strong 8-1 record in singles play through March, Arkansas Tech junior Camila Roca was named the Great American Conference women’s tennis Player of the Month, the league office announced Wednesday. Roca, who suffered her lone setback on March 13 against nationally-ranked Drury, followed that up with seven straight victories to close out the month, including four in straight sets, to help the Golden Suns to their current 12-2 record. Sh...

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Record breakerRussellville seventh-grader Cole Hathcote won the pole vault and broke 39-year old Russellville Middle School record with his vault of 10'6 at the Gale Relays held Wednesday at Cyclone Stadium. The original record was 9'6.

RHS to host 60th Cyclone RelayRussellville Cyclones head coach Charlie Goodman said he is proud of the annual Cyclone Relays. With over 600 participating athletes in 2014 and 680 in 2013, the meet has become one of the largest in the state. This year’s 60th annual relay is expected to host 44 teams today at Cyclone Stadium. “It’s typically one of the bigger, better track meets in Arkansas,” Goodman said. “And I think that will be true again this year. We have 7A schools, 6...

Cyclones thump Greenwood 5-0GREENWOOD — The Russellville Cyclones baseball team defeated the Greenwood Bulldogs 5-0 on Tuesday in their 7A/6A-Central Conference opener. Russellville (3-4, 1-0 7A/6A Central) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added two runs in both the fifth and sixth. Senior pitcher Mark Moyer got the win after he struck out 11 across seven innings and gave up two hits. Campbell’s sacrifice fly in the top of the third scored Chase Bicanovsky to open...

Atkins softball stays flawless in conferenceBOONEVILLE — The Atkins Lady Red Devils improved to 3-0 in the 3A-4 Conference after defeating the Booneville Lady Bearcats 8-2 on Monday. Atkins (7-1, 3-0) scored two runs in the first, another in the third and three runs in the fifth for a 6-1 lead over Booneville. The Lady Red Devils added two in the sixth. Alex Webb gave up four hits and two walks and struck out two across seven innings. At bat, Stephanie Aldrete was 2-for-3 with an RBI. S...

Double-shot lifts Lady Cyclones over GreenwoodGREENWOOD — The Russellville Lady Cyclones soccer team defeated the Greenwood Lady Bulldogs 1-0. Katie Winberry scored with 15:21 left in the first half on an assist by Rachel Prochazka. Winberry fired in her shot, only to have it blocked out by the Lady Bulldogs keeper. Winberry lined up her second shot and hit the back of the goal. “It was a great finish,” Lady Cyclones head coach Kelly Young said. “It was a very physical game, and the girls...

Lady Lizards top PottsvilleDARDANELLE — Kelly Farris smashed a three-run home run to help lift the Dardanelle Lady Sand Lizards softball team over the Pottsville Lady Apaches 4-2 on Tuesday in the team’s 4A-4 Conference opener at Merritt Park. Trailing 1-0 in the fourth inning, Dardanelle’s (4-2, 1-0) Kelly Farris hit a three-run home run that gave the Lady Sand Lizards a 3-1 lead. Even though the Lady Apaches scored a run in the fifth to come within 3-2, it was not eno...

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Srutka homers Pirates over BulldogsDOVER -- John Srutka's three-run homer in the fifth inning of the Dover Pirates' 7-3 win over the Waldron Bulldogs was exactly what the Pirates had been hoping for -- a break. Up until that point, the score sat tied at three, Dover had given up seven hits, and beaned a batter on the very first pitch of the game. Pirates (7-1) head coach Jason McGhee lamented his team's slow start. Unfortunately, he said, it was par for the course. "Our group j...

Dardanelle tops Pottsville 8-5DARDANELLE – The Dardanelle Sand Lizards used a five-run sixth inning to complete an 8-5 victory over the Pottsville Apaches on a warm and humid Tuesday afternoon at Merritt Park. The Sand Lizards trailed 4-3 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, but Dardanelle was able to string together three hits and five walks to score five runs and take an 8-4 lead. Pottsville got on the board first in the top of the third inning as singles by Taylor W...

Shot on goal: Get to know RHS soccer playersGet to know Russellville soccer players Katie Winberry (left) and Seth Grace: Grace plays outside-middle and is the son of Danny and Lori Grace. Seth plans to study mechanical engineering and has played soccer since age 4. His favorite memory from high school is winning the Class 6A state title. His biggest lesson from high school soccer is to "stay on the post on corner kicks." "Seth has improved tremendously over his four years of high schoo...

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Vaughan named GAC Pitcher of the WeekPicking up a pair of dominant victories over league competition, freshman Morgan Vaughan was named the Great American Conference co-Pitcher of the Week, the GAC announced Tuesday. Vaughan got the call last Tuesday against Harding and Friday against Southwestern Oklahoma, going the distance in both games to help the Golden Suns run their winning streak to seven in a row entering this week’s play. Against the Bisons, she went seven innings, allo...

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Purdy third, Wonder Boys second after day one of Argonaut InvitePENSACOLA, Fla. — Jason Purdy fired an opening-round 70 (-2) to sit in a tie for third, while Julio Arguelles carded an even-par 72 to sit in a tie for eighth as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys golf team completed the opening round in second place at the Argonaut Invitational hosted by the University of West Florida. Purdy sits two strokes behind opening-round leader Forrest Knight of North Alabama, while with a team score of 289, Arkansas Tech ...

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Tech opens road swing WednesdayAfter a few days off following a stretch that saw it pick up 11 victories in eight days, the Arkansas Tech softball team will be back at it this week with six contests in three days, traveling to Washburn for a Central Region doubleheader Wednesday before heading to Northwestern Oklahoma for a four-game Great American Conference series Thursday and Friday. The Golden Suns (25-7, 14-4 GAC) have moved into first place in the conference on the st...

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Cyclones top Sylvan Hills, prepare for GreenwoodLITTLE ROCK — Russellville head baseball coach Matt Long was glad to get a win in the Cyclones' final game of the Central Arkansas Invite. Russellville defeated Sylvan Hills 12-2 on Saturday at Lamar Porter Field. “That game was kind of a flashback from last year when we got it going,” he said. “Our seniors hit the ball well, several juniors showed promise, and we even had a couple sophomores who stepped up. It was nice to leave the tournament...

Webb leads by exampleATKINS — Alex Webb doesn’t have a lot of extra time. Besides leading the Atkins Lady Red Devils softball team from her spot as pitcher, the senior is involved in over 20 extra curricular clubs, sports and activities. She has earned more than 23 awards for both her academic and athletic achievements. Webb began pitching when she was playing travel ball in the 10-and-under division and continued through high school. Webb finished the 2014 season...

Wonder Boys split with WeevilsMONTICELLO — Caleb McKinnon turned in a 4-for-5 performance, driving in a pair of runs, while Cole Fergus went 2-for-4 with four RBIs to lead the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team to a 12-0 win in the opening contest of a doubleheader with Arkansas-Monticello, as the two teams split a doubleheader played today. After the 12-0 win in the opener, UAM came back in the finale to take an 8-1 win in the series finale. The hit parade started ea...

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Golden Suns finish sweep of SWOSUA huge 10-run inning was enough to get the Arkansas Tech softball team rolling in the opener of Saturday’s Great American Conference doubleheader, and it didn’t lose any momentum from there, earning 10-2 and 5-0 victories over Southwestern Oklahoma at Chartwells Women’s Sports Complex to complete a four-game sweep, run their winning streak to seven and move into a virtual tie at the top of the GAC standings. Whitney Robinson bolstered the Gold...

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